Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Outcome prediction in comatose cardiac arrest patients with initial shockable and non‐shockable rhythms
Authors' conclusion
Outcome prediction accuracy was comparable for shockable and non-shockable rhythms.
Study context
- Population
- Comatose out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors still comatose 72 h post-arrest
- Participants
- 128 vs 50
- Comparison
- Shockable vs non-shockable initial rhythms
- Shockablen = 128
- Non-shockablen = 50
- Outcome
- Accuracy of outcome predictors (FPR for poor, sensitivity for good outcome; good outcome = cerebral performance category 1-2)
- Follow-up
- Within 6 months
Methodological detailsobservational NORCAST sub-study, stratified by initial rhythm
- Observational NORCAST sub-study
- Stratified by initial rhythm
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Outcome prediction accuracy
Good outcome: clinical predictors, SSEP and CT sensitivity in both groups
86%-100%
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) sensitivity for good outcome 24-72 h post-arrest
22% to 69%
Further findings
Good outcome (cerebral performance category 1-2) · within 6 months
P < 0.001
Original publication
Outcome prediction in comatose cardiac arrest patients with initial shockable and non‐shockable rhythms. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 24 October 2023. doi:10.
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